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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

The Revision Of the House Committees
Presents : IDinicult and Delicate Task
for the neutrality-suspicious. Rise - %
the Outcome.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-The Democratic
caucus will be held on Saturday night.
There Is not much indication that the eau.
Gus Is only three DAYS on from the mum.
Der in town. There here are more dis
turbed over their places on the commit
tees than over the contest for the offices.
Out Of the fifty-eight committees OF the
last House the chsirmen Of only twenty
have been returned. Six committees will
be abolished by the new House, because
their usefulness has expired. Speaker
Carlisle. therefore, will have TO provide
thirty-two new chairmen, taking il for
granted that the twenty chairmen who
have been reelected desire 20 hold over.
chairmen will sit in the next House these
may be cited:
On Elections --Turncr. OF Georgia, who does
not aspire 10 rcappointmcnt.
Appropriations-Ra ndall, OF Pennsylvania
likely 20 be reappointed-
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Bland, Of
Missouri
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. or Missouri.
Foreign A1airs-Pcrry Belmont Of New
York
Railways and Canals-Davison- Of Florida
Manufactures-wise. OF Virginia
Mines and Mining Clardy, Of Missouri
Public Buildings and Grounds-Dibble. o
South Carolina.
Labor-O' Neili. Of Missouri.
Invalid Pensions-natson, OF Indiana. whf
wants 70 be changed.
Revision OF Laws-Oates. OF Aiabsma.
Expenditures Of Interior Department.
expenditures on Public Buildines-O Nell
Of Missouri.
The most important committee whose
heads are missing are: Ways and means,
Tor which Mills, OF Texas, seems TO have
the inside track: rivers and harbors. mill.
tary affairs, naval affairs, post-ofilces and
post roads, public lands, Indian affairs
and Pacific railroads. For the ways and
means and Judiciary committees, there
4 are about one hundred applicants, includ-
I ing many from new members. who never
\ have been inside Of the Capitol.
4 There 4 much speculation Is to the
4 manner IN which New York will come out
I IN the apportionment Of chairmanships.
\ The Empire State has but three chairmen
! in the existing Congress-Mr. Belmont on
foreign affairs, Nick Muller on military
| and j. spriRgs on accounts. Mr.. Belmont
Il not likely to BE- disturbed. Messrs.
SpriRgs and Muller ore not in the new
House. The Speaker Il said to BE-
somewhat perplexed as 70 the best
way Of disposing Of Sunset Cox.
Mr.. Cox IL one OF the oldest, ablest
and most experienced members Of
the House. He probably knows more
about tariR and finance and international
law than any other man in the House. HI
has been chairman Of the committee Of
ways and means, Speaker pro tenn twics
and candidate for Speaker several times,
vet the best that can be done for him a
present Il 60 make him chairman Of The
library committee where his literary
tastes will be given their fullest scope
Some Of Mr.. Cox's friends had hoped that
che Speaker would tender him the com
pliment Of chairman Of ways and means,
but there II - much chance Of that event
happening - OF Mr.. CarlisIe's expressing
himself In favor Of protection.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

CHICAGO, Nov. -. Charles Frey, the
ex-warden Of the infIrmary. has made :
confession which will have IN important
bearing on the doodle" cases that are e
b tried next month He was closeted
with Judge Longnecker and Mr.. GrinneII
this morning, and % the conclusion o.
their conference he went up before Judge
Baker. pleaded guilty 70 tho indictment
for conspiring with Mc0arigIe and Var.
nell 20 rob ths county, and was fined $50,
which no paid. Mr.. Grinnoll was very
tubilant over the result Or the conference.
He said: ave have lots Of proof--Iots Of
it.D Il 10 believed that Frey has told :
greet deal about tho ''desw that was not
known before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

HG1neels shs sesns q tho Wud WInd's
Work-FIvs Negroes KILLED. Susnber
/, Injured snd Nuch Damage Done y
Property.
MrxxoLA. Tex. Nov. cs-The cyclone Of
saturday night. which visited this plac
With such destructive force. was devel
opsd BY the meeting Of . southeasterly
wind and fierce .norther,n and was &C.
companied By vivid lightning. loud thun-
der and dsluging rain. The wind came
principally from the southwest destroy.
ing. in lie course through the town,
ten dwellings and greatly injuring or do
sfroyinx twelve business houses, dam
aging their Istocks and sntaiIing loss o.
a least SO. 600, besides causing the loss Of
SIX lives. all negro. who vers caught IN
the ruins Of building blown dowu where
: negro festival was il progress. The
wind ws< very violent and Vas accom-
panied BY loud, roaring noise that was
fearfuIly alarming.
II began the work Of destruction In tne
southwestern part Of the town. destroy
ing two negro cabins. the jewellers escap
ing unin jured- Then the roaring noise.
constantly increasing. rushed madly
through the town. destroyed IN old dra-
matte hall In which : negro festival waa
N progress. crushing i've Of the men g
death and seriously injuring twelve
others. one Of whom died yesterday.
Fourteen OF the principal business
houses were unroofed. and the torrents OF
rain pouring in greatly damaged ths
goods Then passing easteriy, four more
dwellings in the winds course were de-
stroyed. but, miraculousIy, no one was In
jursd save the negroes mentioned. Parts
Of the roofs were rolled up and carried .
quarter OF mile Or more. The town t.
dsy presents : most diIapidated appear
ance. Not an awning Is left IN ths
town, gaping holes In the walls.
the debris Of the roofs and
houses scattered over the streets,
with q cold norther rattling the fragments
Of the tin roofs. Storms Of this kind are
very rare in Texas, and yet rarer in this
part OF the State
The list Of dead, 90 far Is sscertained
IL as follows:
Tom Hardemann. colored boy.
Jack Wilson. Ruben Garrett, males
Fanny Evans and Rose Benson, females,
al coIored.
A dance Was in progress It the time and
6fty or seventy m en-, women and children
were in the hall. Several were bruised
ana some Two OF three nu4 = iek VI efH
broken. and several escaped without
scratch To view the huge mass Of tim
bsrs ard rubbish II seems miraculous thai
any could have escaped unhurt.
The following i . list Of storshouses IN
rooted and otherwise damaged and stocks
Of goods injured BY the rain, which vas
falling in torrents;
RP. Glenn, general merchandise; loss,
$s,o0o.
l. A. Dixon. groceries; 5000.
| H. NJ Page. groceries; 500
g. Brombsrg, general merchandise :
n s. sodskson, general merchandise;
~. Read 4 Co. general merchandise
4 $1,000
4 Thomas Breen, hardware; 800.
| PIP. DoweI1, liquors and cigars; 50
| The dwelling houses OF Vance Green
| and Tom Els, colored, were completely
| demolished.
| Vance Green and wife ran out Of III
1 house with some u their children, leavin {
i the baby In the bed The mattress was
l carried fully fifty feet with the child anu
dropped to the ground without waking
4 IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

Nxw YoRK. Nov. 3O.--Thc well-knowh
Arm OF Brown. Wood q Kingman, dry
goods commission merchants Of New
York, Boston, PhiIade phia and Chicago,
has gone into liquidation. Tho firm was
ono Of tho leading houses In the United
States. doing . business Of $4,000, 900 20
&il,000,00o : year, and controlling many
large mills, and supposed 90 have abun-
dant capital. The principal places Of busi-
ness Of tho firm were at 50 Worth
street and 81 Bedford street, Boston.
Tho reputation Of thu firm was the high
ct. Although u had been In business
only about eight years u went far ahead
Of other houses In it line In volume q
trade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

Conductor w. w. Wilber. o. the
Boaton q Albany railroad, has trsveled
1850. 900 miles in the last forty-four
years. He b now the oldest conductor
on the road. but he b strong and
vigorous. and expects 70 make = REQ
ord Of 1000. 600 miles before no 70
tires.
Mr.. Edward Earle. Of New York.
has ON his place It Narragansett Pier
. water tower seventy-fve feet high
containing 49, 900 gallons. On the top
Of this tower ID . wooden dragon
twenty-one feet long. with spread
wings measuring twelve feet from ZIP
10 tip.
Just before MIRA Langtry left New
York City she became the possessor Of
what Is pronounced by experts to be
tho largest and finest turquoise In
America. IL Is set In twenty-seven
diamonds. and may be worn As a pin
or n pendant. IL y worth over
Is. 900. Public Opinion.
Joseph Chamberlain Is an en-
thusiast on the subject Of orchids. on
which he spends immense sums He
has the finest collection in England,
always wears one in his buttonhole.
and frequently displays IS, 900 to 7.00(
worth Of these costly flowers on his
dining-room table.
Mrs. George w. Childs' parlor 81
Wootton is a gem. The carpet Is
gcndarme blue and the mahogany fur.
niture is upholstered in a rich dark
brown with few odd pieces in white
and gold set out. The ornaments on
the mantel are few and large. The
prevailing color in the scarfs and
drapcrics. stuck here and there on
corners Of chairs and other articles. Is
yellow. AS bciitting country home.
Mrs. Childs has white null curtains all
through the house.
Chief Justice Waite at the age Of
seventy-two il the most energetic mem
Der Of the United States Supreme
Court He is the only one Of the
Justices who has not availed himself Of
the act Of Congress giving him a
private secretary ut $500 y year. II
don't want one" says the Chief Jus.
tice. .'hc'd only be in the way" Waite
Is hard-headcd practical man who
reads nothing but law books, works
twelve hours a day. and has little or no
imaginative power.
The Garfield monument though
not completed. has been opened for
the inspection Of the public. The
foolish statements made in regard to
its alleged instability. and widely pub
lished throughout the country, have
no foundation whatever. The height
Of the structure was lessened solely to
save the cost The foundations are
strong. substantial, enduring. The
style Of the monument may or may
not please the general public. That is
largely = matter Of taste. ~ Cleveland
Leader.
Potter Palmer. OF Chicago, Is one Of
those men who always seem TO be in a
hurry. and whose faces carry about .
permanent look Of fatigue. When he
Is wandering about his hotel he tugs
away nervously at the whiskcrs on his
chin. and seems to be absorbed BY
some mighty problem. When he talks
his sentences are short and to the
point He never looks his nearer In
the eye, and always seems anxious e
get away. He is seldom seen behind
the counter Of his business Office. HI
manages, however. to run his Affairs
most successfully. though II DO in I
I peculiar way.--M y World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

NEW YoRK, Nov. 3S--Yesserday's mees-
ing Of the Central Labor Union was, -
usual. : turbulent one. An application
for admission o. the brewery engineers,
who are said 20 b Socialists, and who
have left the Knights Of Labor, was the
bone Of contention The Socialists and
anti Socialists called one another dyna-
miters and ~cabs. The application was
finally rejected BY : vote % - 90 -
Many Socialists thereupon left q hall in
anger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

wxsHrSGrox, Nov. 3a-Thers will b.
. number Of contested elections in Oh.
new House, hut they are not upon ccrtif-
Gates, and the contestees will, therefore.
Be sworn in upon the prima facie evidence
Of their certificates The contests are
Duffy ". Davidson. Of Alabama; Lowry
". white. Indiana: Worthington W.
Post, Illinois; Frank w. Glover. Mis-
souri,; Sullivan w. FELTON,, California;
Lynch ". vandevcr. California; Smalis
". Elliott, south Carolina, and Thosbe
". Carlisle, Kentucky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

wAsHrxGroS, Nov &-President In
gals will call the Senate 90 order. IN
that body, being . continuing one, viii
proceed 60 tnsinsss, there being no reor-
gan;zation except Of some Of the commit
tees necessary There may Be . heated
debate over . couple Of contests-fhose Of
the People Of Indiana vs. David Turpie
and Faulkner W Lucas, West Virginia
IrreKuIarity in the issuance Of Turpie's
certificate and the joint proceeding Of
the legislature which voted for him
are alleged In the first case. while in the
second II u held that tho s>rm 20 which
Lucas was appointed by the Governor Of
West Virginia has MOI expired. and the
Legislature had no right 20 elect FauIk-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

- VALUES " l4F@t@ 8448 r4R@H - VI
0erchandise for the ten months ending
October 81 for the same districts and ports
-were - follows:
Imports Chicago. <I,.4si.3 N: Corpus
Christi. SG1z. sss: Galveston. &53.3,6: In
dianapoli<. <1Sl.1sl: Kansas City. So. 2I9:
Paso De- Norte, &.0o6.6l6: S. Louis, 81
GD.e75; saluris. &ls6.5ls; san Francisco.
135.20, 000.
Christi. &C0 o6l; Galveston, <I1,6z3,350,
Paso Del Norts (incompiete). 9.z36; So
1urin. 80, -: San Francisco, <z3.024, e53L
The report also shows that the total
-value Of merchandise, gold and silver Inn
ported into the United states for October
Was 4ol - 81 - compared with <S017,-
III IN September and <51,a5l,1z3 last
January; while the export values were
87&o60.c06 Tor October. $s5.sss.5o4 for
fsp ssmber and &7r-534,S28 Tor January.
The goId exports alone for October we're
G312bl3 and silver Sl,3sS.z1l; while the
Imports of gold Tor the same period wore
8l1,D0. 182 and Of silver q, 4sa5lG. A com.
parison shows that the gold exports fos
1hs yer ending October 81, 1857, were .,
.ol86D4 while for the year ending October
-. - they were <l2,s51- 06A The gold
fmports Tor tte year ending October o.
11o7, were &62.0oe. 80. while Tor the veal
ending October 81. Iss6 they were ST..
90. 1I4. : very material increase. In sil
YER the exports Cor twelve months ending
.Octobsr ~, 1sS7. were 81. Is3. -, While fol
1he year ending October 81, 1SS8. shey
vero <2s6c4.7Io. The imports a silvcI
Tor The year ending October u. 1877. wers
1I5. 1Oo,21l. while those for the tws,v.
months ending October 81, 1855, amounted
@ <i6.17o. 49,.
For ths month a. October the excess d
Roid imports ovW The exports was ga
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-09

1. We are all either tarcs or wheat.
3. Tho difference between the good and
bad docs not depend on their circumstance,
but on their nature. Tarcs and wheat
grow In the Same field.
8. The evil arc ever trying 70 spread cvil:
1. The good are ever trying 70 spread
goodness.
the wheat does not prove that there II no
wheat.
8. The bad arc placed among the good,
that they may be persuaded 70 become
good, and that tho good may BE- made oct
ter BY laboring TO improve the bad
Z. The punishment Of the wicked ana Wy
reward Of the good are inconccivaD'y
great.
i. Tho good arc bright and happy them
sclvcs, and arc ever warning, chccrings
giving life and light 70 othcrs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23

Conductor N. Coons, of the Rock Island
It Beardstown run on the G.. B. & Q..was
elected post bugler for McClanahsu Post
No $50, G. A R., Monmouth, to serve
during the reunion of the military tract
at Bushnell, August 80, 81 and Sept. /.
Comrade COOns served in the 18th Regt.,
H. Vol. during the war of the rebellion
with hoaors to his country.
Conductor Wagner, of the c., r. I. 6
P, whose run has heretofore been be-
tween Davenport and Chicago, and who
will he remembered as having been in
charge of the train on which Messenger
Nichols was murdered by Watts and
Schwartz over year ago, has been
transferred to the 'Cannonball" between
Chicago aud West Liberty.
Supt E. D. Wright, of the Racine s.
Southwestern division of the c., NJ. &
St P. WAS in Freeport over Sunday.
His business there was of an official ma
ture, as about twenty conductors and en-
gineers are aware He met them at
Roadmaster John Tracey's Office. and
there gave them thorough examination
on the new rules and regulations for run
ming trains.
The rumors in regard to the appoints
ment of Paul Morton as general freight
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quin
cy railroad, have gathered strength with
in the past few days, and no doubt is ex>
pressed in regard to the correctness OF
the original report. Mr.. E. p Ripley
will, 1t is believed, be made assistant gen.
eral manager. and the report is current
that r. Tenbroeck, the general eastern
agent of the road will be made genera
passenger agent, when the decisive actor
of the company in the premises is an
nounced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23

l once knew of well known lawyer of this
state who was counsel for the defense in no
table murder case. For some cause he was
called on the witness stand to corroborate a
statement made by witness as regards di-
rection and distance, and so completely did
his memory fail him that he had not the
vaguest conception of the direction or dis
tance in question, while a minute previous he
could have drawn a map. This is not the
calculation of the probable experience of
some unknown legal crank, but the real
experience of one of Maryland's ablest
lawyers. ! assure you his interest was
enormous, as to clear his client was his
only financial salvation. 1t occurred
some years ago in one of the counties
of this state, where one witness Ia farmer1
testified: 81 know this thing occurred in
September, for | was planting corn" When
asked more concerning the matter he finally
wound up his ties timony by saying that he
attended Fourth of July celebration in the
month of September. | assure YOU this party
was neither drunk nor crazy.-t'or. Balti-
more Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23
Tho Peddler Who Bawled.

Peddlers are sometimes rather queer, but
remarkably queer specimen visited Far
Haven recently He was a little English
man and was selling dry goods. The lady of
one house refused to buy from him, when
Immediately his face heightened and he set up
q dismal howl. At first his antics made the
lady laugh, but he kept up his bowling until
she Offered to buy ten cents worth IN order
to get rid of him. No, he wanted her to in
vest twenty five cents and no less. and he
again began to bawl and kick like spoiled
child He refused TO compromise even on
twenty cents, and the lady, seeing that arbi-
tration was impossible, was finally compelled
to buy quarters worth. The pedder then
packed up and left.-Hartford Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23

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We know of no way to make it more en-
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Balsam leads all other cough remedies
You will tind Burks' sarsaparilla a
more eiIectual remedy in the ulcerous
forms of scrolula than any other remedy
One cent dose.
The pain suffered by those who are al
fiicted with dyspepsia is indescribahle.
The relief that is given by the use of Lit
tie Apricot pills has caused many TO be
thankful for these little pills For sale
by Hartz & Bahnsrn.
Use Cressler's Wild Rose tooth powder
for cleansing the teeth Price. 25c.
Dyspepsia is the cause of many of the
pleasures OF this life being avoided
Burks' Iron Tonic cures dyspepsia and
indigestion. Sold on guarantee at 81
by Hartz & Bshnsen, druggists.
Burks' Cataarh Cure will cure catarrb
even after the sufferers life has become q
burden to him and he is q nuisance to hi.
friends. 1t is a thoroughly scientific
cure Not snuff or liquid, Price, SOC
Every year increases the popularity o.
Burks' White Pine Balsam. Cures al
pulmonary troubles.
If YOU are as tired when you get up a
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Build up your health and strength
with Burks' Iron Tonic, and work viii
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23
A Healthy Stomach

Is blessing for which thousands of our
dyspeptic countrymen and women sigh
in vain, and TO obtain which swallow
much medicine unavailingly. For no
Observation-Disclosures there SO many
alleged remedies as for dyspepsia. The
man of humbug is constantly glutted
with the dollars and dimes of those who
resort to one nostrum after another in the
vain hope of obtaining relief, at least,
from this vexatious and obstinate mala-
dy. Experience indicates Hostetters
Stomach Btters as a means of eradicate
ing dyspepsia, in which firm reliance
can be placed. No remedy has in three
decades and over established such rep
utation, none has received such unquali
fed professional sanction. 1t is an adj
miring invigorant, because it enriches the
blood, and not only this, bnt 1t thorough
ly regulates the bowels, kidneys ant
bladder The nervous symptoms are
usually relieved by the medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23

Ii is evident to any one who goes about
here that the population is overcrowded; the
fat, or viyienda, system, which is the same
thing, is the rule To live in a separate house
is the exception The demand for convenient
little houses of from six to ten rooms is very
large, and good rents are obtained There is
no sort of doubt that syndicate, building
houses on a large scale here, could obtain ex-
cellent dividends. On economically built
houses the net yield ought to be : or ; per
cent. The Mexican honseS do not require
those costly repairs which are necessary in
the United States As all the houses here are
built of masonry, there is no woodwork to
rot, and us there is no frost, there is no re
pairing of foundation walls. There are no
,himneys to build, and no cellars or attics
The class of houses to build would be small,
one story houses, each with its patio or court
yard. with good sized sals OF parlor, medi-
um sized bedrooms and dining rooms.
Here, every house has its range of masonry
in the kitchen In houses that would rent
for $500 per year, the builders could well af-
ford to place bathrooms which can be ee
gantly and very cheaply built of Peuba
tiles. Almost all modern houses here now
have what are called English water closets,
that is, provided with water for flushing the
soil pipe. Also in modern houses wooden
floors are used throughout, except, perhaps,
in.the kitchen. Experience has shown wood
| Ell floors TO be more healthful than brick tile
| floors, such found i'll all old fashioned
| houses. To Boston house builder, the con-
| struction of Mexican house would be sim
| plicity itself. There is no costly and elab-
| crate wood finishing, and very rare is the
| house here that contains any harder wood
than common pine. Paint Is sparingly used,
and two thin coats, or rather one printing
and thin coat, are about all that is EN-
| ployed. The glass is generally of poor quail
| ity. The houses are built on the principle
that people live out of doors most of the time.
| There is this to he said, that the absence Of
intense heat renders the interior of ones
house always comfortable of Mexico
| Cor Boston Herald.